C# is a modern, object-oriented language, designed by Microsoft to be the language of choice for programming the .NET Framework. .NET provides a new environment for developing almost any Windows-based or web-based application. By taking the "Fast Track" to C#, you have a compact guide to this new world. Spanning an extensive range of topics, this book presents a tutorial to the C# language itself, and then takes you deeper into programming the .NET Framework.

Fast Track C# delivers the information you need to exploit this exciting new environment, and to start building real-world applications as quickly as possible.

Who is this book for?
This book is the ideal .NET jump-start for experienced Java and C++ programmers with a good grasp of object-oriented programming, and some familiarity with Windows development, who are looking to orientate themselves quickly in the new environment of .NET.

• Understand what C# is, and how it fits into the .NET Framework
• A concise introduction to all the main features of the C# language, with Java and C++ comparisons noted
• Using the .NET base classes
• Writing and deploying Windows applications with C# and Visual Studio .NET
• Creating and configuring .NET assemblies
• Accessing databases with ADO.NET, and using XML in C#
• Integrating your existing COM components with the .NET Framework
• COM+ Services in the .NET Framework
• Building web applications with ASP.NET pages
• Creating web services in C#

Contents

• 1 : Overview of .NET and the CLR
• 2 : Introduction to C#
• 3 : C# Basics
• 4 : Object Oriented C#
• 5 : Advanced C#
• 6 : .NET Programming with C#
• 7 : Working with the .NET Class Libraries
• 8 : Windows Applications
• 9 : Assemblies and ILDASM
• 10 : Data Access with ADO.NET
• 11 : COM and COM+ Interop with .NET
• 12 : Creating Web Applications with ASP.NET
• 13 : ASP.NET Web Services